Mechanical toy cowboy



y 6, 1952 w. E. MOSSBAUER 2,595,971

MECHANICAL TOY COWBOY Filed 06:. 16, 1947' INVENTOR.

W/LL/AM E. MUSSBAUER BY 5 i? ATTOfiP/VEY Patented May 6, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT orrics MECHANICAL TOY COWBOY William E. Mossbauer, Forest Hills, N. Y. Application October 16, 1947, Serial No. 780,121

Claims.

This invention relates to an improved mannikin toy.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a toy with movable arms and legs. and means for selectively operating either the arms or-the legs by motions which can be partly concealed behind. the body of the toy.

Another object of the invention is to provide a figure toy with a body on which both leg and arm members are pivoted, twofiexible cords connecting the arm members and another flexible cord connecting the leg members, and means for applying selective pressure on the flexible cords causing either the arms or the legs or both to move upwardly and outwardly.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a toy with independently movable leg and arm members and selective means for operating either the leg or arm members, and means fo simultaneously operating theleg and arm members.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and. to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a front elevation of the mannikin with a section partially broken away to disclose the inner side of the rear side plate, and showing the leg members shifted upwardlyin dot and dash lines.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing the arm and leg members in normal position and also shifted upwardly in dot and dash lines.-

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational viewwith the rear plate removed to expose the interior parts.

Fig. 4 is a, vertical sectional View, taken on.

line G-tl of Fig. 1, lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational' view of the back of the front plate, showing the flexible cords connecting the upper ends of, the arm and leg members, and the pivot connections thereof.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the practical embodiments. of the invention, I0.

designates a toy figure, constructed to simulate a human body, and provided with a body which includes the front plate I I and the rear plate I2. The inner portion of the rear plate has a marginal ridge 82 Between these plates, a guide plate I2 is secured, and this guide plate is formed with a central longitudinal slot I4.

The guide plate I3 is shorter than the plates I I and I2, and below the lower end of the guide plate iii, the upper ends of the upper leg members i5 and it are pivoted onfthe pins IT'Tand I8. The lower ends of the upper: leg members I5 and I6. are pivotally connected to the. upper ends of the lower leg members. I! and 20', by the pins El and 22. The upper ends of the upper leg members I5 and I6 are connected with each other by means of the flexible cord 23, the connection being made at the the pins l1 and I8.

Between the front plate II and the rear plate I2, the upper ends of the arm members 24 and 25 are pivotally connected by the pins 26 and 21. The outer ends of the flexible cord 28 are connected with the upper ends of the arm members 2:3 and 25 above the pivot pins 26 and 21. thereof. The flexible cord 23 extends through the guide plate I3. A head member 29 is integral with plate AI and is adjacent to the upper portion of plate I2. This head member is provided with a central vertical slot 30 which is aligned with the slot Id of the guide plate I3.

The rear plate I2 is formed with a central longitudinal slot 3i, and provided with a transverse stop 32 at the lower end of the said slot 3 I. The upper end of the. slot 30 is closed at 33.

In the aligned slots 30 and I4, three slides 34, 35 and 36 are arranged to vertically slide. The slide 34 is provided on its upper end with a handle stud pin 38, which projects through the slot 3| of the rear plate I2, and is provided on its outer end with a head 39. The slide 35 has the cord 28 passed therethrough at its lower end and is provided on its upper end with a stud pin 40, which projects through the slot SI of the rear plate I2, and is provided with a head 4|. The slide 36 is longer than the slides 34 and 35, and comprises the upper section 35 and the lower section 36 which are placed in end to end relation. The upper end of the slide section 35 is provided with a stud pin 42, having a head 43, and this pin slides in the slot 3| of the back plate I2. The lower end of the slide section 36* has the lower cord 23 passed therethrough and has at its lower end a rearwardly projecting stud 3'! which is engaged by the lower end of the slide 34.

When it is desired to operate the lower limbs or leg members, the lowermost stud pin 38 is manually shifted downwardly along the back of the body. When the user desires to operate the arm members, the intermediate pin 40 is shifted downwardly. When it is desired to operate the arm and leg members at the same time, the stud pin 42 is shifted downwardly.

In moving the slide 3t downwardly, the lower flexible cord 23' is bent and thus a pulling effort is'established on the upper ends of the upper leg members, causing these members to swing outwardly. When the slide 35 is moved downwardly, the upper flexible cord 23 is bent, thus producing'an inward pull upon the upper ends of the arm members and causing these members to swing outwardly. When the slide section it is shifted downwardly against the slide section 36 the upper flexible cord 28 and the lower flexible cord 23 are simultaneously flexed or bent, and both the arm and leg members areshiftedoutends of this cord above wardly at the same time. The upper slide section 36 is connected to the upper ends of the arm members by means of the flexible cord 36, which parallels the cord 28. The cord 36 is passed through the upper slide section 36.

The slide 34 acts directly on the lower stud pin 31, thereby moving the lower slide section 36 when the lower flexible cord 23 is to be flexed to swing the leg members outwardly. When the slide 35 is shifted, its lower end flexes the upper flexible cord 28 and thereby swings the arm members outwardly. In doing this, however, the flexible cord 36 is not flexed, but is placed in a slack condition, and the upper slide section 38 will not move. But when the upper slide section 36 is manually shifted, the flexible cord 35 will be flexed and the arm members will be swung outwardly, and the lower end of the slide section 36 will engage the upper end of the slide section 36 and force this section downwardly thereby flexing the lower cord 23, and causing the leg members to swing outwardly.

The child, in playing with the toy figure, places the front plate H in a display position, and to aid this use, the front of the figure is printed or otherwise shaped to simulate the head and body of a person. The movement of the handle pins may then be largely concealed behind the toy figure, and the child operating the toy is given the thrill of surprising his or her friends, by

moving either the arms or the legs or both.

The parts of the improved toy may be constructed of paper, fibre, wood, plastic, metal or other material, and the parts may be finished in contrasting colors to make the toy attractive and appealing.

The slides are returned to the normal elevated positions by the weights of the arm and leg members.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A toy constructed to simulate a person, and

having spaced plates, leg members pivoted between said plates, arm members pivoted between said plates, a flexible cord connecting the leg members to each other above their pivot connections, flexible cords connecting the arm members to each other above their pivot connections, a slide movable between said plates and having the flexible cord of the leg members passed therethrough, and slides movable between said plates and having the flexible cords of the arm members passed therethrough.

2. A figure toy having a body, leg members pivoted in the body, arm members pivoted in the body, a flexible cord connecting the leg members to each other above their pivot connections, flexible cords connecting the arm members to each other above their pivot connections, a slide movable on the body and having the flexible cord of the leg members passed therethrough to cause the same to swing outwardly, and slides movable on the body and having the flexible cords of the arm members passed therethrough to cause the arm members to swing outwardly.

3. A figure toy having a body, leg members pivoted in the body, arm members pivoted in the body, a flexible member connecting the upper ends of the leg members to each other above their pivot connections, flexible members connecting the upper ends of the arm members to each other above their pivotal connections, slides arranged .to flex each flexible member, and means for simultaneously operating said first flexible member and one of said latter flexible members to cause the leg and arm members to swing outwardly at the same time.

4. A figure toy, comprising a body havin spaced apart front and rear plates, a guide secured between said plates and having a central slot, leg members pivoted between said plates, arm members pivoted between said plates, a flexible cord connecting the upper ends of the leg members to each other above their pivotal connections, flexible cords connecting the upper ends of the arm members to each other above their pivotal connections, a slide movable in the guide and provided with a handle pin extending outwardly of the body, a slide portion movable in the guide and provided with a stud on its lower end engaged by the bottom end of said slide and which slide portion has the flexible cord of the leg members passed therethrough, a slide portion movable in the guide to engage said firstmentioned slide portion and having one of said latter-mentioned flexible cords passed therethrough and provided with a lateral handle pin movable relative the body, and a slide movable in the guide between said first slide and said latter slide portion and having the other of the flexible cords of the arm members passed therethrough.

5. A figure toy, comprising a body having spaced apart front and rear plates, a guide secured between said plates and having a central slot, leg members pivoted between said plates,- arm members pivoted between said plates, a flexible cord connecting the upper ends of the leg members to each other above their pivotal connections, flexible cords connecting the upper ends of the arm members to each other above their pivotal connections, a slide movable in the guide and provided with a handle pin extending outwardly of the body, a slide portion movable in the guide and provided with a stud on its lower end engaged by the bottom end of said slide and which slide portion has the flexible cord of the leg members passed therethrough, a slide portion movable in the guide to engage said first mentioned slide portion and having one of said latter-mentioned flexible cords passed therethrough and provided with a lateral handle pin movable relative the body, and a slide movable in the guide between said first slide and said latter slide portion and having the other of the flexible cords of the arm members passed therethrough, said rear plate having a vertical slot through which the handle pins of the slides project.

WILLIAM E. MOSSBAUER.

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